Convert slide text to a SmartArt graphic

Presentations often contain slides with bulleted lists. Here's a quick way to convert the text in a bulleted list to a SmartArt graphic to show your message visually in PowerPoint. A SmartArt graphic is a visual representation of your information that you can fully customize.

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Overview of converting slide text to a SmartArt graphic

Converting your text to a SmartArt graphic is a quick way to convert existing slides to professionally designed illustrations. For example, with one click, you can convert an Agenda slide to a SmartArt graphic. You can choose from many built-in layouts to add visual appeal to your message or ideas. Place your pointer over a thumbnail to experiment with the layouts for SmartArt graphics that work best with bulleted lists.

Take a plain, bulleted slide and convert it into a stunning, professionally designed graphic!

After you select a layout for a SmartArt graphic, the text in your slides is automatically put in shapes and arranged based on the layout that you chose. You can then customize the SmartArt graphic by changing its coloror by adding a SmartArt Style to it.